Loading up / Flooding after sitting???

Hey Folks,

I have a 1995 Reinell 197 BRXL wih a Volvo-Penta 5.7 GL. The engin has 30 hours on a block up rebuild, before I bought it. (I have receipts for the rebuild) It starts and runs GREAT! After a few hours of playing, pulling skiers and tubers, we find a good spot to hang out and swim. The boat floats for about 60-90 minutes. We load up and the first start up goes fine. I throttle up and after about half throttle it stalls. Restart is hard takes a few cranks, the stalls again once engaged. Now we are dead in he water, canking away.

It is getting fuel as I diagnosed that on the water by exposing the carb and craking the engine. I hadmy buddy maualy choke it, andit took a few times and finally started. I let it idle for a couple minutes then back to normal. What the heck??? Anybody have an idea of whats going on?

Re: Loading up / Flooding after sitting???

T-Rob's Reinell said:

Hey Folks,

I have a 1995 Reinell 197 BRXL wih a Volvo-Penta 5.7 GL. The engin has 30 hours on a block up rebuild, before I bought it. (I have receipts for the rebuild) It starts and runs GREAT! After a few hours of playing, pulling skiers and tubers, we find a good spot to hang out and swim. The boat floats for about 60-90 minutes. We load up and the first start up goes fine. I throttle up and after about half throttle it stalls. Restart is hard takes a few cranks, the stalls again once engaged. Now we are dead in he water, canking away.

It is getting fuel as I diagnosed that on the water by exposing the carb and craking the engine. I hadmy buddy maualy choke it, andit took a few times and finally started. I let it idle for a couple minutes then back to normal. What the heck??? Anybody have an idea of whats going on?

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Ayuh,.... Insteada lookin' at the carb, pull some spark plugs, 'n Look to see if they're Wet with gas, or Dry...

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I would also check your fuel quality. empty the contents of the water separating filter into a clear container. if you see separation, you most likely have water in your fuel.

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I pulled 1 spark plug and it was clean I guess I should pull the other 7 also no water in the fuel water separator filter

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If manually choking it helps then it is not flooding.

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Maclin said:

If manually choking it helps then it is not flooding.

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Hmmm... now I'm lost. Havent had the chance to pull the spark plugs yet. But will post more when I do.